Babies are beautiful but to be more beautiful they must mature to their full potential.

Heb 5:11-14
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and
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To have wholly devoted hands, we need to have hands like Jesus' hands.

Introduction:
A. Today we continue our Wholly Devoted Series.
1. We are exploring how to be wholly devoted to God with all that we are and all that we have.
2. Let’s review the two verses that have provided the Scriptural foundation for the series.
a. Jesus said: “Love the Lord
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This sermon looks at what is called holiness but is really just a culture. Holiness is not about rules and regulations.

Is Holiness a Culture thing or a Lifestyle?
1 Peter 1:13-25.
Quite a while ago I began a message where I told you about a young lady who went to a pastor she had never met before to talk with him about a problem concerning her wedding. She & her fiancé had different church backgrounds & they
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This culture is longing for an authentic view of Christianity and God demands it. This series paints a picture of the Authentic Christian.

Love
Authentic Christianity - #4 of 7
Jerry Watts
John 13:34-35
* For the last several week we have been visiting, from the Bible, what it means to be an Authentic Christian. There are two reasons I have felt led to do this: 1) This world needs to see an Authentic Christian and be influenced
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Introduction
“What does God want me to do?” “Why has he put me in this school…in this dorm, this job, this neighborhood?” “I’m surrounded by people who give me a hard time? Why?” “What is it that I am suppose to be
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Mark 8:27-38
“From Information to Commitment”
This morning’s Scripture passage is scandalous!!!
First there is Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ or the Messiah.
Then there is the startling prediction of Jesus’ suffering and death.
Finally,
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Have ever just been sitting somewhere alone & find yourself asking the question, "who am I" really?
How many of us would agree, that would be an important question to ask ourselves from time to time?
I want to look at 3 different references that scripture gives us, as people.
These 3 are
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WHAT WE HAVE HERE ARE TWO QUICK INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF PETER, WHICH WHEN LOOKED AT SHOW US THE CHARACTER OF A TRUE DISCIPLE OF CHRIST.
TRANSITION: FOR WITH ALL OF THE STUMBLES PETER MAKES IN HIS LIFE, IT IS PETER THAT SHOWS HERE TRUE DISCIPLE SHI FOR C

THE CHARACTER OF A TRUE DISCIPLE
Acts 9:32-43 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the saints in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years. 34 "Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your
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In this sermon, we explore the importance of the spiritual heart, diseases of the heart, how to have a wholly devoted heart.

Introduction:
A. The story is told of a mechanic who was working on a car motor when he spotted a world-famous heart surgeon enter his shop.
1. The heart surgeon stood at the counter waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his car.
2. The mechanic shouted across the garage,
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Luke 14: 25 – 35
How’s Your Hearing?
25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And
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We are NOT called to defend THE faith, but rather to stand up for OUR faith.

Defenders of the Faith?
One of the most frequently misapplied verses in the Bible is I Peter 3:15-17. It is often taken out of context and used to prompt believers into being defenders of the faith! It says, “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give
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WHAT DOES A CHRISTIAN LOOK LIKE? 2 12
This past Wednesday, many across our country and others, went to their local churches to have ashes placed on their foreheads, as a sign of repentance. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period that many “give-up” something in
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SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Part 12 Learning
- Have you ever known a Christian who deliberately chose not to learn new things? Or one who sought learning continually? What did you observe about each?
Why do so many Christians live as though they’ve been told,
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WE are called to focus on others and when we do that we will receive true blessings!

INTRODUCTION
• SLIDE #1
• I bet you have heard from folks that they could foster their own relationship with Jesus without being a part of the Church. The implication is that the church really offers nothing of value that would make it worthy of their time and busy
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Sermon #8 in a 13 sermon series on the Preaching of Jesus. Luke 14:25-35 dealing with Jesus' teaching on what it means to be a disciple.

The Cost of Discipleship
Luke 14:25-35
CHCC: February26, 2012
INTRODUCTION:
It’s said that Abraham Lincoln regularly attended services at a Presbyterian Church in Washington DC. One Sunday, while the Civil War was raging, an aide asked the President what he thought of the sermon.
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